Introduction; 1. Origins and birth of the Treaty of Lisbon; 2. General provisions; 3. Democracy; 4. Fundamental rights; 5. Freedom, security and justice; 6. Institutions; 7. External affairs; 8. Financial, economic, social and other internal affairs; 9. Conclusion: the Treaty of Lisbon and beyond; 10. Annexes.
An in-depth, impartial and informed description of the Lisbon Treaty's legal features, in their historical and political context.
Since 1988, Jean-Claude Piris has served as the Legal Counsel of the Council of the EU and Director General of its Legal Service. He is an Honorary Counsellor of State of France, a former diplomat to the UN and the former Director of Legal Affairs of the OECD. He was the Legal Advisor of the successive Inter-Governmental Conferences which negotiated and adopted the treaties of Maastricht in 1992, Amsterdam in 1997, Nice in 2001, the Constitutional Treaty signed in Rome in 2004 and, finally, the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007.
'This book traces the outline of the historical process and in so
doing clearly elucidates the roots of the core provisions and also
the relationships between them. At the same time the work
illuminates the most significant judgements relating to the Lisbon
Treaty - for instance the judgement by the German Federal
Constitutional Court. The book achieves in effect a comprehensive
assessment of existing primary law in the European Union, written
by an authoritative hand.' Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Federal
Republic of Germany
'… Jean-Claude Piris is Europe's leading expert on the Lisbon
treaty and its predecessors … and his latest book gives a masterful
exposition of how Lisbon came into being …' Financial Times
'… Piris' book focuses, as the title suggests, on a two-sided
analysis (legal and political) of the Lisbon Treaty. It is an
exquisite mixture of information and academic analyses … This is a
useful handbook for those studying community law or … EU related
topics, both professors and students … the book is well organised,
each chapter referring to individualised matters, accompanied by
sufficient examples and explanations that rule out any possible
after-reading dilemmas … Piris' work is exceptional regarding the
modifications introduced by the Lisbon Treaty to the European
Union. It is comprehensive, has a neutral tone, the argument is
well balanced and well documented … strongly recommended to those
professionals interested in any aspects related to the European
Union, as well as to those interested in precise matters, looking
for answers or simply an authorised opinion on the matter.' Oana
Elena Branda, CEU Political Science Journal
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